The X5.1-class eruption from sunspot AR4274 is this year's most powerful solar flare and Earth is in the firing line.

The solar system is moving through space over three times as fast as estimated, calling into question our best model of the universe and its evolution.

Scientists previously thought the solar system was flying through space at 515,000 mph. It may actually be going three times ...

The strongest solar flare since 2017 exploded on the sun late on Friday as a massive display of aurora took place on Earth. This latest solar flare came from a sunspot region called 3664, activity ...

A series of three powerful flares and associated explosions of solar material out across the Solar System have set Earth ...

The shocking findings were part of a recent study in which astronomers effectively peered back in time to discover what Jupiter was like in its early years. Jupiter is not only the largest in the ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The size of the solar system is defined by the volume ...

Simulations reveal that Jupiter’s rapid growth disrupted the early solar system, creating rings where new planetesimals ...

Having made its closest approach to the sun on Wednesday October 29, comet 3I/ATLAS will soon be visible from Earth ...

New research may shine a light on part of outer space's great mysteries: the Oort Cloud. The Oort Cloud is the name given to a theorized group of potentially trillions of icy objects on the edge of ...